Enterprise - System Engineer - JIRA, Documentation, Milestones

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving, open communication, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas. Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

About the role

We are seeking a Software Engineer who:

• Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities
• Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology
• Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations
• Develops technical documentation
• Develops system Architecture and system design documentation
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts
• Ensures the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives
• Contributes to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Manages system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s) – Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), etc.
• Assists with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
• Coordinates the resolution of action items from Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, design reviews, program reviews, and test reviews that require cross-discipline coordination
• Participates in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based upon evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations
• Participates in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
• Participates in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
• Allocates real-time process budgets and error budgets to systems and subsystem components
• Derives from the system requirements an understanding of stakeholder needs, functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness
• Derives lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements that describe in detail the functions that a system component must fulfill, and ensures these requirements are complete, correct, unique, unambiguous, realizable, and verifiable
• Generates alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
• Participates in establishing and gaining approval of the definition of a system or component under development (requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc.) that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers
• Defines the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
• Develops system design solutions that satisfy the system requirements and fulfill the functional analysis
• Develops derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (Confidentiality, Integrity, Non-repudiation, and Availability); Basic Information Assurance Mechanisms (e.g., Identification, Authentication, Access Control, Accountability); and Security Mechanism Technology (Passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.)
• Reviews and provides input to program and contract work breakdown structure (WBS), work packages and the integrated master plan (IMP)

Requirements

• A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.
• Fourteen (14) years’ experience as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; or five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Skills

Required

• Experience using Confluence and JIRA
• Responsible for collecting and documenting requirements
• Engage with customer/developer regarding sprint planning and retrospective
• Facilitate internal customer and team meetings
• Work with customer management to communicate status, clearly identify priorities and milestones, and ensure customer requirements are met
• Work with DevOps team to ensure tasking is captured in JIRA and updated as appropriate

Desired

• Understanding of or experience with Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm
• Understanding of or experience with Elasticsearch and Kibana dashboards
• Understanding of or experience with Grafana dashboards

Benefits

• Wealth Benefits
  • Above Market Hourly Pay
  • 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
  • Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
  • Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees
• Health Benefits
  • Company subsidized Medical Coverage
  • 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
  • 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Group Life Insurance
  • Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
• Happiness Benefits
  • Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
  • Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
  • Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
  • Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
  • Onboarding and Annual Swag
  • Company Paid Professional Development and Training

Pay

The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience, is $225,000 - $250,000.